Archives - 19 November 2017, Sunday

In what’s been called the largest animal abuse case in Mississippi’s history, more than 56 injured and starving pit bulls were rescued earlier this month from truly hellish conditions at a suspected dog-fighting farm. “We have dogs, some with their legs bitten off, one with its lower ...

Vehicle availability is absolutely key. Sture highlighted that the initial Nissan LEAF hitting the market was a momentous point, was the arrival of the Tesla Model S. Something I think that is often overlooked, however, is how much the broad availability of diverse plug-in models help...

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The new school of thought looks outside the gym for activities that not only get kids moving during the school day, but also shows them how to keep moving on their own. That's why kids in Rochester, New York, are passing on dodgeball and flag football and instead trying activities suc...

the coming electric car age and 2018 being a tipping point , I’m more interested in cobalt and have read about the problems with cobalt mining. We all want particulate-free fresh air and zero CO2 emissions. It’s time to lose the tailpipe and get up to date with battery-powered cars . ...

“Local fishermen around the coast are struggling to survive and are furious after neglect by successive governments. But they will not be fooled by UKIP’s claim that they are standing up for them because most, if not every time there has been a major vote in Europe that would have giv...

If you could pick one item for your natural medicine cabinet that could ward off cold and flu viruses, eliminate warts, cold sores, athlete’s foot, dandruff, respiratory tract and sinus infections, what would you choose? If oregano oil doesn’t come to mind, it’s time you gave this ove...

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“A core attraction for Ontario is that the region around Toronto has many distribution centers within close proximity, so if one company goes electric and sees their costs reduced, other companies will start doing it too, he said. If successful, BYD could be at the forefront of rebuil...

On the software side of things, I would recommend setting up a JuiceNet account (free) and installing the eMotorWerks smartphone app (available for Android and Apple, also free) before the unit shows up to make things that much easier when it does arrive. From there, setting up the Ju...

The claw crane game is the bane of many an arcade goer's existence. The joystick always seems a little unresponsive, and the the delay when you line something up and push the button to lower the claw seems to thwart every attempt to win an adorable stuffed animal. Or a live cat, appar...

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Accompanying this news, Volkswagen AG made a similar announcement, revealing that it was planning to spend some €10 billion by 2025 to develop and release plug-in electric vehicles in anticipation of the new EV quotas in China. It plans to invest $40 billion overall by 2022 on electri...

Its goal of hitting 500,000 Model 3s delivered by end of 2018 is obviously not going to occur, but it is ramping up rapidly after initial production hell and is likely to ship at least 300,000 of those cars next year as well as likely another 120,000 or so Models S and X. It’ll likely...

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When it comes to tackling climate change, agriculture isn’t usually part of the conversation. But it should be. Agriculture is directly responsible for about 10 percent of American’s greenhouse gas emissions, while the impact of our food system overall, including food processing and d...

's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where ...

The world returns to Montreal this week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the treaty that saved the ozone layer. The ozone hole over Antarctica is beginning to close, and a massive global epidemic of skin cancer was averted, thanks to phasing out chlorof...

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The U.S. was founded as a rape culture. But we’re not supposed to talk about that. This land has been used for the predation of women since men first stepped off ships in 1492 and immediately began raping indigenous women. Indigenous women still suffer some of the highest rates of rap...

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The Go To-U team didn’t stop there. It added a tie-in to nearby businesses that allows plug-in vehicle drivers to book services at the same time. For example, when I drove across the United States in my EV in 2016, I regularly wanted to stop off for a meal or for a hotel. Go To-U part...

My daily routine starts with soaking the seeds that I plan to grow. In fresh water, I soak 1 tablespoon each of sunflower, pea, radish, and buckwheat seeds, and 1 teaspoon of broccoli seeds. This is my daily minimum, and it will yield about 14 ounces of cut greens. The seeds should so...

While this problem has been worsening for years, a strange set of circumstances prepared the stage for Industrial/Organic’s success. In 2014, Peninsula Compost Company in Delaware announced that it would be closing, after complaints regarding its “undue burden on the quality of life” ...

's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where ...

Exporting liquefied natural gas is not good for the planet. As China and other countries contend with air pollution from coal plants, there is a new idea that exporting “clean” LNG—natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state so it can be shipped more efficiently—will be a win/w...

Travelling on ocean currents this plastic is now turning up in every corner of our planet – from Cornish beaches, to uninhabited Pacific islands. It is even being found trapped in Arctic ice. Our oceans are slowly turning into a plastic soup and the effects on ocean life are chilling....

The 8 th Asian Wetland Symposium was held in Saga, from 7 to 11 November, to discuss the importance of wetland conservation and their wise use in sustainable development. 450 participants from 25 countries attended the Symposium, including mayors of Japanese towns where three Ramsar S...

provides more: “Foreign car manufacturers are allowed to operate in China by forming joint ventures with Chinese partners. Toyota’s joint venture partners in the country are China FAW Group Corp and Guangzhou Automobile Group. Apart from the all-electric battery car models developed b...

The infographics are inaccurate for the least... Due to the rise of oceans, global climate change will affect ALL coutries with large coastal surfaces, most of these coastal areas are occupied by large developped metropoles, so those countries will also tahe a hit economically speakin...

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I saw a couple of grizzlies in June when my daughter and I were in Yellowstone. We climbed to the top of a butte and the wind was roaring, so we huddled behind a big boulder, all scrunched down out of the wind. I looked at my daughter’s face, and I saw something change. Behind her was...